Pulse College, in association with the DIT Conservatory of Music & Drama, offers an MA in Scoring for Film & Visual Media.

Designed to harness the creative potential of future composers, this unique, one year programme is aimed at musicians, composers and engineers who want to develop the technical and musical skills necessary to work within this area.

The University of Illinois School of Music and Global Crossroads Living-Learning Community announce the 21st Annual Salvatore Martirano Memorial Composition Award.

The 2017 Salvatore Martirano Memorial Composition Award

Eligibility: Any composer, regardless of age or nationality is eligible. Previous winners, faculty, and currently-enrolled students at the University of Illinois are ineligible for the competition.

Awards: First Prize cash award of $1000 and second prize cash award of $500 plus performances by the Illinois Modern Ensemble in the fall of 2017 on the 21st Annual Martirano Award Concert at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of the University of Illinois. Additional awards and performances may be given at the discretion of the judges.

Judges: A panel of judges consisting of international composers and University of Illinois music composition faculty members will select the winning compositions. The winning composers are expected to attend the 21st annual award concert and reception, and will be responsible for their transportation costs (the competition will provide lodging and some meals). The winning composers will assume full responsibility for providing adequate performance materials upon request.

Guidelines:

1. Medium: Full scores of any style or aesthetic direction for 1-15 performers (including vocalists) may be submitted. Works for electronics and/or mixed media (including video), with or without instruments and voices, are eligible.

2. Duration: 20 minutes maximum

3. Limit: One entry per composer

4. Entry fee: A non-refundable entry fee of twenty US dollars (20.00 USD) is paid online at the time of submission. All major credit cards are accepted.

5. Anonymous Submission: The composer’s name must not appear on the score or in any accompanying materials submitted online.

Entries must be submitted and paid for online by Monday, April 17, 2017 11:59PM CST (23:59 GMT-0600).

The University of Illinois School of Music and Global Crossroads Living-Learning Community celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Salvatore Martirano Memorial Composition Award by announcing the 2016 competition.

The 2016 Salvatore Martirano Memorial Composition Award

Eligibility: Any composer, regardless of age or nationality is eligible. Previous winners, faculty, and currently-enrolled students at the University of Illinois are ineligible for the competition.

Awards: First Prize cash award of $1000 and second prize cash award of $500 plus performances by the Illinois Modern Ensemble in September of 2016 on the 20th Anniversary Martirano Award Concert at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of the University of Illinois. Additional awards and performances may be given at the discretion of the judges.

Judges: A panel of judges consisting of international composers and University of Illinois music composition faculty members will select the winning compositions. The winning composers are expected to attend the 20th anniversary award concert and reception, and will be responsible for their transportation costs (the competition will provide lodging and some meals). The winning composers will assume full responsibility for providing adequate performance materials upon request.

Guidelines:

1. Medium: Full scores of any style or aesthetic direction for 1-15 performers (including vocalists) may be submitted. Works for electronics and/or mixed media (including video), with or without instruments and voices, are eligible.

2. Duration: 20 minutes maximum

3. Limit: One entry per composer

4. Entry fee: A non-refundable entry fee of twenty US dollars (20.00 USD) is paid online at the time of submission. All major credit cards are accepted.

5. Anonymous Submission: The composer’s name must not appear on the score or in any accompanying materials submitted online.

Entries must be submitted and paid for online by Friday, April 15, 2016 11:59PM CST (23:59 GMT-0600).

a) The competition is open to all composers born after August 15th, 1975.
Winners of the 2010 and 2013 editions are no longer eligible to enter.

b) The submitted score will preferably have been composed primarily for this competition.
It must not be older than three years and must not have already been utilized (in particular copied, distributed, performed publicly, broadcasted or made accessible on the internet).

c) Each composer may submit only one entire score, not just in part.

Details of the composition

The score should be for one piano (for one or more pianists), and can include all facets and possibilities of the instrument.

The pieces should be of a level of difficulty suitable for children/young adults and should be practically realizable in piano lessons.

The score is expected to be comprehensible and clear. Performance instructions must be written in German or English.

The piece or group of pieces is expected to have a total length of between 6 and 15 minutes.

Applications

a) The participants are to anonymously send an envelope which is to be marked on the outside with a freely chosen five-digit code which does not give any indication to the identity of the participant. The envelope should contain:

1. six copies of the piano score (all anonymous, the composer’s name should not appear on the score), each annotated with the same five-digit code.

2. an additional sealed envelope marked with the same code and containing the composer’s personal data, a short curriculum vitae and two recent photos.

b) All entries must be postmarked no later than August 15th, 2015 and should be addressed to:

A full score for each of two (2) original compositions. Each score should be scanned and submitted as a PDF. You may be asked to submit full size scores in addition to the PDF’s.

All scores should include instrumentation on the title page and timing of the work.

One (1) work for solo or small ensemble (up to eight voices or instruments). Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit work in this category that does not exceed ten (10) minutes in length.

One (1) work for large ensemble, either vocal or instrumental (nine or more voices or instruments).

A digital video, audio recording or MIDI file for each work is required.

Media Submission Requirements

Save and name your files as “[Title of the Work]” with each piece being a separate video file.

Save and upload each printed score (PDF format) and video/audio recording separately indicating the title of the composition in the space provided.

Do not put your name or any identifying information in or on your media submission.

You may submit pre-recorded live performances, such as recitals or concerts.

Intellectual Property and Copyright Requirements

All submitted work must be wholly original and may not infringe upon the copyright or other intellectual property or other legal or moral rights of any other person or entity.

Applicants are responsible for obtaining and securing any and all rights, licenses, consent and permissions, if applicable, from third parties in relation to any copyrighted material that is not your own (e.g., lyrics, a composition, choreography or other dramatic works). Uploading any copyrighted or otherwise protected materials without permission may infringe the right holder’s copyright for which you may be held liable and for which may prevent you from being considered for participation in YoungArts programs and/or inclusion in the Student List Service. For more information on copyright, visit http://www.youngarts.org/copyright

If your work has been submitted to other competitions, you are responsible for getting permission to submit to YoungArts.

Reviewers and Panelists are looking for:

Musical Ideas – the quality of the musical material on which the composition is based.

Musical Structure – the extent to which an underlying structure exists and is apparent.

Control of Medium – understanding of and idiomatic use of voices and instruments.

About YoungArts

YoungArts identifies and nurtures emerging artists ages 15-18 (or in grades 10-12) in the visual, literary, design and performing arts. Winners are provided once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, significant access to scholarships and national recognition. YoungArts ensures the nation’s most outstanding young artists are encouraged – at critical junctures in their lives – to pursue careers in the arts.

This is the fourth time that the Zurich Film Festival collaborates with Forum Filmmusik to organise the International Film Music Competition. Participants are invited to score the 6-minute short film THE CONTROL MASTER by Run Wrake (1963–2012) for an approximately 40-piece orchestra.

An expert jury comprising internationally renowned composers and filmmakers will choose a shortlist of five compositions from all the works submitted. These compositions will be world-premiered on 25 September 2015 by the Zurich Jazz Orchestra and the Zurich Chamber Orchestra under the baton of André Bellmont. The winner will be announced by the jury at the end of the event and receive a “Golden Eye” endowed with a CHF 10,000.– cash prize. A further highlight of the event comes in the form of a film music concert, which sees the performance of well-known soundtracks from film history.

A download link for the short film to be scored can be requested here. Registration and upload of the competition documents (application form, MP3 file, and score) can be done here. The submission deadline is 12 June 2015.

Composers of any age, nationality and place of residence who haven’t scored or orchestrated more than three feature films (60 minutes or longer) are eligible to enter. The registration/handling fee is € 75. The detailed terms and conditions of the competition can be downloaded here.

OVERVIEW
From November 15 to 21, 2015, The American Composers Forum (ACF) will send an artist delegation to Havana to participate in the 28th season of the Festival de Música Contemporánea de La Habana (Havana Contemporary Music Festival). The artist delegation will comprise the selected composers and New York City-based ensemble Third Sound (Sooyun Kim, flute; Romie de Guise-Langlois, clarinet; Karen Kim, violin; Michael Nicolas, cello; Orion Weiss, piano), which will prepare a program of American music to present at the Festival.
Selected composers will travel to Cuba to attend the Havana Contemporary Music Festival, November 15-21, 2015. All travel and lodging expenses (including necessary visa and government paperwork, medical and travel insurance, etc.) will be covered by ACF.
The artist delegation’s residency at the Festival will include performances of the selected scores at Festival concerts, as well as attendance at all other Festival events and interaction with other composers and performers featured at the Festival. The artist delegation will moreover have the invaluable opportunity to immerse themselves in Havana’s vibrant arts and cultural landscape.
In addition to Festival performances, selected scores will receive further performances as part of Third Sound’s 2015-16 season.

APPLICATION DEADLINE
Works must be submitted electronically, via the “Submission Process” link printed below, no later than 11:59pm EDT on May 31, 2015.

ELIGIBILITY
The call for scores is open to composers living in the United States. There are no restrictions with regards to age, nationality, student/professional status, etc., nor with regards to performance history, publication status, or previous awards of the submitted works.
Composers selected to join the artist delegation must be members of the American Composers Forum. Applicants need not be members in order to submit, but non-members will be required to become members if selected.
Applicants must have a valid passport.
Submitted works must be scored for flute (piccolo and alto flute acceptable), clarinet (bass clarinet acceptable), violin, cello, and piano, or any subset thereof. Works with electronic elements may be considered, but may ultimately not be practical, depending on the technical requirements and the Festival’s available resources.
Each applicant may submit one work for consideration.
Submitted works may be up to 10 minutes in length.
Employees and board members of the American Composers Forum are not eligible to apply.

SUBMISSION PROCESS
To submit a work for consideration, please upload the following materials to Dropbox (or similar web service), and email the link to download to:
Patrick Castillo at pacastillo131@gmail.com.
PDF score – Please name PDF file as follows: [First initial][last name]–[work title].pdf, eg, CIves–TheUnansweredQuestion.pdf.
mp3 recording (if available) – Please name mp3 file as follows: [First initial][last name]–[work title].mp3, eg, CIves–TheUnansweredQuestion.mp3.
NB. A live recording of any quality is preferable to MIDI; no recording is often preferable to MIDI. But a well-made MIDI file can also be useful if no live recording is available. Use your judgment.
Bio and/or CV (PDF), including mailing address, email address, and telephone number – Please name PDF file as follows: [First initial][last name]–Bio.pdf, eg, CIves–Bio.pdf.

There is no application fee.

APPLICATION DEADLINE
Works must be submitted electronically, via the “Submission Process” link printed above, no later than 11:59pm EDT on May 31, 2015.

SELECTION PROCESS AND SCHEDULE
Submissions will be adjudicated and selections will be made by the members of Third Sound.
Selected composers will be notified by September 1, 2015.

There’s more to why we like music than just a catchy beat or an easy karaoke tune. In this article by the University of Florida, we learn how our brain reacts to music and the importance of music education in our lives.Via: University of Florida

The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP) and Shure are delighted to announce the launch of the 2010 Shure Songwriting Award. Previously known as the Shure Creative Award and supported by Amy McDonald and K.T. Tunstall, the competition will be judged this year by the sensational singer/songwriter, Paloma Faith.

Paloma has taken the music world by storm this year releasing her debut album “Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?” With the release of her first single ‘Stone Cold Sober’ being brought forward a month early after UK radio leapt on it with such enthusiasm, she is proving herself to be a major new star!

So, if you are a singer/songwriter looking to emulate Paloma and make a career out of your talent, why not take part in this year’s award competition? First prize is a unique opportunity to attend, free of charge, the fantastic one-year Professional Diploma in Songwriting course at the ICMP, Europe’s leading school of modern music, worth over £5,000! And in addition, two runners up will win some amazing Shure gear.

Studying at the ICMP, you will be able to take part in regular live showcase events, professionally develop your talent and have direct access to leading industry professionals. The winner of last year’s award, Zemmy, has already played and performed at a range of high-profile London venues and has supported talented singer/songwriter Amy Studt on part of her UK tour.

To enter, all you have to do is upload an original song to the award website before April 2nd 2010. A combination of an expert panel of judges plus public voting will select a top 8 and then Paloma will be making her selection for this year’s winner! Commenting on the award, Paloma said:

“I’m really excited to be involved with the judging of the Shure Songwriting Award with the ICMP. I think that competitions like this are important to help nurture and support new talent!”

This could be your chance – it could be your song chosen this year! For further details on entry guidelines, terms and conditions or for further information visit the award website www.shuresongwritingaward.com or contact the ICMP directly on: